A top-ten finalist in three of the past four years' prestigious UK Songwriting Competition (including second place in the Jazz/Blues category of the 2002), Greg Walker is now making waves in the highly popular independent artists download charts at mp3tunes.com, where Straight From The Source 1 has held the No.1 position simultaneously in the overall Jazz chart, the Latin Jazz chart and the Brazilian Jazz chart - the latter, almost without break for several months.
"Infused with the subtle scent of Latino and a spray of stylish atmospherics, SFTS1 kicks off with the instantly likeable Rio Geo before transporting the listener up to the heights of Then Again..., one of the catchiest and simultaneously haunting tunes you'll hear this side of Havana. Then there's Somewhere In This World - an infectious, almost commercial, snapping-fingers-in-the-air groove, with a melody that will stay with you long after the track has finished. By contrast, there is a melancholic, wistful quality to pieces like Children of the Latin Quarter, Lee's Summit and While You're Far Away.
Never far away, though, is the brazilian influence which infuses these pieces with a slow-burning passion. Cool? Yes, but it is more than that - beguiling, intelligent and perhaps more importantly, extremely listenable - you'll want to play it again and again."
Should you feel inclined to part with some cash, Straight From The Source 1 is available from the following places, as either a CD or mp3 downloads:
www.cdbaby.com/cd/gwalker
www.mp3tunes.com/gregwalker
the Apple iTunes music store at www.apple.com/itunes
or direct from the source, so to speak, at www.straightfromthesource.co.uk
Straight From The Source 2 is about to be released and will be available at the same outlets in the near future.
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